Hat-creaser



H. M. DARMSTADTER.

HAT CREASER.

APPLICATION FILED 050.5. mg.

Patented Mar. 30, 1920.

ma a" HERBERT M. DARMSTADTER, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAT-CREASER.

Specification of Letters Patent. P tented Mar. 30, 1920- Applicationfiled December 5, 1919. Serial No. 342,596.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT M. DARM- STADTER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hat-Creasers,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for holding the crease in felt hatsand the principal object of the invention is to provide means forcausing the device to firmly grip the creased part of the hat and thusprevent the device from dropping out of the hat.

Another object of the invention is to provide the device with wide sideportions so that advertising material may be placed thereon.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which V Figure1 is a view showing the device placed in the hat.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view.

As shown in the drawing the device is formed of a strip of suitablematerial, preferably of metal, which is looped upon itself to form thetwo jaws 1 and 2. The folded over part is cut away at each end, as at 3,to provide the inclined parts. The edges of the jaws at their ends areto provide the beveled edges 4 so as to insure the jaws gripping the hatand thus preventing the device from slipping or falling out. Thesebeveled parts may extend up the inclined parts as shown in the drawing.It

will be seen that the jaws are of considerable width so that advertisingmaterial may be placed thereon.

The device is adapted to be placed in the hat with its jaws gripping thelongitudinal crease therein as shown in Fig. 1 so as to hold the hat inproper shape.

It is thought from the foregoing descrip-' tion that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is V A device of the class described comprising a stripbent upon itself to provide a pair of jaws with the edges of the jawsbent inwardly to provide beveled gripping edges.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HERBERT M. DARMSTADTER.

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